Dubai – United Arab Emirates: Dubai Film and TV Commission - DFTC and Dubai International Content Market - DICM announced today a strategic media partnership to support the content industry in the UAE and the Middle East region.

With this new strategic partnership, production, post-production and dubbing companies can now take advantage of the ease and simplicity of this media platform and offer small businesses the most powerful marketing tool: an event that brings together media executives from all around the world.

Speaking ahead of the Dubai International Content Market, Jamal Al Sharif, Chairman of DFTC, said: “Events such as this are critical in continuing to build awareness about Dubai’s role as a global content and production hub. A key element of our important partnership with Dubai International Content Market is the opportunity to network with industry professionals from the region and around the world while also allowing us to continue to reaffirm the importance of Dubai as a burgeoning market for content production. As part of our efforts at the Dubai Film and TV Commission, we continue to build on the brilliant infrastructure offered in Dubai and develop a diverse, established talent pool that can help local, regional and international filmmakers while shooting in Dubai.”

“Dubai International Content Market has retained its position as the sole content exhibition in the Gulf region, providing content distribution firms, production and post production companies a unique opportunity to network, collaborate and generate new business partnerships. With a rich legacy in supporting media and entertainment companies in the UAE and around the world, we are highly confident that this annual gathering of leaders and professionals in the media industry, can become a hub for generating new businesses and a creative platform for the existing ones to grow.”, said, Eng. Anas Al Madani, Vice-Chairman and Group CEO of INDEX Holding.

He added, “As Dubai aims to establish itself as the one-stop-shop destination for content developers and filmmakers around the world, we believe that our new partnership with Dubai Film and TV Commission can play a crucial role in achieving that goal and this will further strengthen and enhance Dubai International Content Market’s offering as a leading diverse platform for media content buying, selling and content distribution companies, who aim to target lucrative markets in the Middle East North Africa region.”

The leading international entertainment content and media marketplace, DICM, is set to take place on the 9th and 10th of December this year at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel Conference Centre, and it is organized annually by INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions – a member of INDEX Holding.

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About Dubai Film and TV Commission

DFTC, a member of the Dubai Creative Clusters Authority, was established in 2012 through Executive Decree #16, issued by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. DFTC strives to establish Dubai as a global new media hub by attracting and developing talent, nurturing a commercially sustainable industry and fostering the latest innovations impacting the creative economy. DFTC is the sole entity authorized to issue shooting permits in Dubai for the purpose of media production, and serves as a one-stop shop for producers, filmmakers and creators to ensure that filming in Dubai is as easy and efficient as possible.

For more information, please visit: http://www.filmdubai.gov.ae

About Dubai International Content Market (DICM)

DICM is the leading international entertainment content and media marketplace in the MENA region. It is essentially for networking, showcasing, producing, co-producing, selling, buying, financing and distributing entertainment content across all platforms. It provides professionals involved in the TV, film, animation, kids programmes, internet content, mobile content, social media, creative art, interactive entertainment, comics, apps, and digital media content industry with the perfect platform to conduct business.

To learn more about DICM, please visit www.mycontent.ae

For more information about DICM, please contact:

Vlad Borovina

Project & Sales Manager

Email: vlad.borovina@index.ae  |  Direct: +97145208902  |  Mob: +971523082428 

For any media inquiries, please contact:

Suzan Mounzer

Public Relations & Social Media Manager

Email: suzan.mounzer@index.ae  |  Direct: +97145208830 

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